Iowa County, Wisconsin

Iowa County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, 22,780 people lived there. Its county seat is Dodgeville.[1] It is also the largest city in the county.

Iowa County
Iowa County Courthouse in March 2013
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°00′N 90°08′W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1830
Named forIowa people
SeatDodgeville
Largest cityDodgeville
Area
  Total768 sq mi (1,990 km2)
  Land763 sq mi (1,980 km2)
  Water5.4 sq mi (14 km2)  0.7%%
Population
 (2010)
  Total23,687
  Estimate 
(2019)
23,678
  Density31/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websitewww.iowacounty.org

Iowa County is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Historical population
CensusPop.
190023,114
191022,497−2.7%
192021,504−4.4%
193020,039−6.8%
194020,5952.8%
195019,610−4.8%
196019,6310.1%
197019,306−1.7%
198019,8022.6%
199020,1501.8%
200022,78013.1%
201023,6874.0%
WI Counties 1900-1990

The county has a total area of 768 square miles (1,989.1 km2). Of this, 763 square miles (1,976.2 km2) is land and 5 square miles (12.9 km2) (0.70%) is water.

Cities, villages, and towns

Iowa County Department of Transportation building in Dodgeville
  • Arena (town)
  • Arena (village)
  • Avoca (village)
  • Barneveld (village)
  • Blanchardville (village)
  • Brigham (town)
  • Clyde (town)
  • Cobb (village)
  • Dodgeville (town)
  • Dodgeville (city)
  • Eden (town)
  • Highland (town)
  • Highland (village)
  • Hollandale (village)
  • Linden (town)
  • Linden (village)
  • Livingston (village)
  • Mifflin (town)
  • Mineral Point (town)
  • Mineral Point (city)
  • Montfort (village)
  • Moscow (town)
  • Muscoda (village) partial
  • Pulaski (town)
  • Rewey (village)
  • Ridgeway (town)
  • Ridgeway (village)
  • Waldwick (town)
  • Wyoming (town)

Unincorporated communities

  • Clyde
  • Coon Rock
  • Edmund
  • Helena
  • Hyde
  • Jonesdale
  • Mifflin
  • Moscow
  • Pleasant Ridge
  • Waldwick
  • Wyoming

Ghost towns

  • Dirty Hollow
  • Minersville
  • Pendarvis

References

  1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Other websites

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.